http://netvouz.com/narky/folder/5690959481559860719/Computing+Linux+Software?feed=rss narky's bookmarks in folder Software on Netvouz http://diveintomark.org/archives/2006/06/26/essentials-2006 Now that I’ve completed my move to Linux (sorry Mac fanboys, the install was flawless and everything worked out of the box), someone emailed me to suggest that I update my essential software list. So here you go. Computing > Linux > Software narky Fri, 03 Nov 2006 22:50:45 GMT http://penguintv.sourceforge.net/ PenguinTV is not just another RSS feed reader. It is designed from the ground up to work seamlessly with podcasts and video blogs, allowing you to easily enjoy the audio, music, and video published around the web in RSS format. One user calls it "hands down the app of choice" for downloading video blogs. User Interface Until now, the only solutions for listening to podcasts on Linux have been clunky apps and unreliable bash scripts. Computing > Linux > Software narky Wed, 06 Sep 2006 00:46:29 GMT http://gdesklets.org/ gDesklets is a system for bringing mini programs (desklets), such as weather forecasts, news tickers, system information displays, or music player controls, onto your desktop, where they are sitting there in a symbiotic relationship of eye candy and usefulness. The possibilities are really endless and they are always there to serve you whenever you need them, just one key-press away. The system is not restricted to one desktop environment, but currently works on most of the modern Unix desktops (including GNOME, KDE, Xfce). Computing > Linux > Software narky Wed, 06 Sep 2006 15:12:48 GMT http://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager/ Networking on Linux right now is painful for the mobile desktop user, especially in comparison to other operating systems. A laptop user should never need to use the command line or configuration files to manage their network; it should "Just Work" as automatically as possible and intrude as little as possible into the user's workflow. NetworkManager attempts to make networking invisible. When moving into areas you've been before, NetworkManager automatically connects to the last network the user chose to connect to. Likewise, when back at the desk, NetworkManager will switch to the faster, more reliable wired network connection. Computing > Linux > Software narky Fri, 03 Nov 2006 10:31:57 GMT